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Nevada is on fire, but it’s not the desert heat. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s upcoming retirement has led to an inferno of outside spending — about $80 milliion so far — in the contest for the open seat. And the fire has spread to other races as well, driving Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District to…

Three liberal labor-connected super PACs took in more than $44.4 million in the third quarter of 2016, according to reports filed last weekend, while two others that are backing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump drew in $30.3 million. The five were among the largest super PACs to file reports for the three-month period ending Sept.…

The following is adapted from OpenSecrets.org’s new marijuana issue profile. Read more about the marijuana industry’s campaign donations and lobbying efforts as well as relevant marijuana focused legislation. In late November 2012, voters in Washington and Colorado passed ballot initiatives to fully legalize marijuana for recreational use. Coloradans were able to start purchasing recreational marijuana…

Several of the players on President Barack Obama’s basketball party dream team made sizable contributions to his presidential campaign and/or related Democratic political committees, the Center for Responsive Politics finds.

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